title: Reducing mortality in severe sepsis: the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.
abstract: This article traces the history and evolution of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign as a public health initiative through its several stages of development. The literature that has characterized clinical experiences with interventions related to the campaign is reviewed and conclusions discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Brown University, 593 Eddy Street, APC 756, Providence, RI 02903, USA. sean_townsend@brown.edu
authors.forename: Sean R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Townsend
authors.forename: Christa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schorr
authors.forename: Mitchell M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: R Phillip
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Dellinger
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D010348:Patient Care Team; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011379:Prognosis; D012151:Resuscitation / Q000379:methods; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D015996:Survival Rate